My response to Carpe Diem Special #203 Basho’s disciples: Mukai Kyorai’s “Master of Persimmons” with the weight of stones divine fruit falls from the tree tastes light as cloud © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Category: Journal
My daily journal: comments, thoughts and poetry on daily events.
Melting into Mourning
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Quadrille – 5 – World Poetry Day – Melt In the graveyard, final moments melt like kisses on eyelids of the dead; sods of earth melt like shadows into the darkness of the grave. A small child, wandering between legs of adults, coats and trousers flapping in the […]
The End of Norfolk Giants
I am linking this post to Jacqui’s Echoes of my Neighbourhood over on A Cooking Pot and Twisted Tales. I know that some of her regular visitors have been interested in where I live, particularly in the local landscape and the lighthouse, and I promised something about windmills! I also wrote the poem below to accompany […]
The Blatherskite
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle #102 Don’t listen to the blatherskite; He’ll only keep you up all night, Drinking drams of addictive nostrum, Spouting ephemera from a rostrum Commonly known as the public bar; Listening will not get you far. His tirades are always episodic, He spews forth views on any topic; Be very […]
Ferocious Love
I have transformed an old poem into a new troiku in response to Carpe Diem Theme Week #2 Color Your Life – Orange a burst of orange marked by stripes of black protective mother a burst of orange baring teeth as sharp as knives ready to attack marked by stripes of black […]
Sea Sounds by Night
My response to Carpe Diem #944 willow – the technique of literary reference A poet whose writing I really admire is Seamus Heaney and one of my favourite poems by him is ‘Storm on the Island’, which I have used as my literary reference. Wind roars in marram Raising a tragic chorus Whistling in […]
Monsters
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Writing Prompt #151 “Collage 19” ‘We stopped checking for monsters under the bed when we realized they were inside of us.’ Charles Darwin. We stopped checking for monsters under the bed, the sandman, and the bogeyman in the closet, and searched elsewhere for our thrills instead: ghost hunting in abandoned […]
Pomegranate
My response to Carpe Diem Theme Week #2 Color Your Life Introduction – red sharp blade splits smooth skin fingers stained by fruity blood spilling red jewels © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.totalhealthandfitness.com
The Pagoda at Kew Gardens
My response to Carpe Diem #943 flute about a place I visited regularly when I lived in London. distant London bus amongst trees, shrubs and flowers peaceful pagoda © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on footage.framepool.com
Spawning Spring
My response to Carpe Diem #942 Thorn thick clouds of frogspawn quicken the pond with new life swollen bullfrog croaks © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on Pinterest
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